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Policy Manual 2020 Rail & Maritime Transport Union POLICY MANUAL 2020 Incorporating amendments from the October 2020 Biennial Conference TABLE OF CONTENTS ACC Policy 1. ACC advice and support .............................................................. 7 Bargaining – Rail specific Advanced capacity appraisal & promotion 2. Advertising of positions ................................................................. 7 3. Delayed promotion ........................................................................ 7 4. Performance appraisal – Trades .................................................... 7 Hours of work - Rosters 5. Basis for roster negotiations .......................................................... 7 6. Rostering safeguards ...................................................................... 7 7. Safeguard compliance .................................................................... 7 Locomotive running rosters 8. Roster committees .......................................................................... 8 9. Special rosters ................................................................................ 8 10. Starred weekends .......................................................................... 8 11. Alterations to rosters ...................................................................... 8 12. Crews travelling passenger ............................................................ 8 13. Identification cards ........................................................................ 8 Overtime and penal rates 14. Employees to be paid for all time worked ..................................... 8 Railway equipment 15. Voice recorders .............................................................................. 8 16. Locomotives with faulty event recorders ....................................... 8 17. Voice recorders in shunting yards ................................................. 8 18. Cab conditions ............................................................................... 8 19. Level crossings ............................................................................... 8 20. Damaged locomotives ................................................................... 8 21. Inoperative brakes ......................................................................... 9 22. Heavy track machinery ................................................................... 9 23. Tampering with vigilance devices .................................................. 9 24. Locomotive requirements for ATC ................................................ 9 25. Locomotive requirements for track warrant control ..................... 9 26. Stereo cassettes/entertainment radios on locomotives ................. 9 1 Crewing of rail services 27. Recognised qualifications .............................................................. 9 28. Opposition to single crewing ......................................................... 9 Restructuring of rail positions 29. Redundancy ................................................................................... 9 30. Redundancy - locomotive engineers ............................................. 9 31. Trains used to certify locomotive engineers .................................. 10 Retirement 32. Retirement seminars ...................................................................... 10 Rail industry transfers 33. Transfer of belongings ................................................................... 10 34. Incentive to transfer ....................................................................... 10 35. Transfer - loans, fees etc ................................................................ 10 Uniform and protective clothing 36. Wet weather clothing ..................................................................... 10 37. Daily issue of overalls .................................................................... 11 38. Clothes lockers .............................................................................. 11 Elections conducted by the national returning officer General 39. General ........................................................................................... 11 Returning officers 40. National returning officer appointment ......................................... 11 Election procedures 41. Returning officer’s duties .............................................................. 11 42. Voting papers - numbered .............................................................. 11 43. Voting papers - initialed .................................................................. 11 44. Candidate observers ....................................................................... 11 45. Voting paper format ........................................................................ 11 46. Use of special envelopes ................................................................. 11 47. Nominations - duration .................................................................. 11 48. Voting papers - when issued ........................................................... 11 49. Voting papers - return date ............................................................ 11 50. Preferential voting .......................................................................... 12 51. Counting procedures ...................................................................... 12 2 52. Retention of ballots......................................................................... 12 Equal employment opportunity 53. Support of EEO employers ............................................................ 12 Industry training 54. Apprenticeship training agreements ............................................. 12 55. Workplace change & skills development ....................................... 12 International affiliations 56. Retain affiliation with ITF ............................................................... 12 57. Retain affiliation with ICLS ............................................................. 12 58. Other unions ................................................................................... 13 Membership subscription 59. Subscriptions ................................................................................. 13 National affiliations 60. NZ Council of Trade Unions affiliation ......................................... 13 61. Relations with other unions .......................................................... 13 62. Relationship with Australian Rail, Tram & Bus Industry Union ... 13 New technology 63. Consultation prior to introduction ............................................... 13 NZ Railway Staff Welfare Trust 64. Union nominations to Trust Board ............................................... 13 65. Union deductions from Welfare sick pay ...................................... 14 Occupational safety & health Legislative 66. Roadway to legislative changes ....................................................... 14 Collective bargaining 67. Collective bargaining ..................................................................... 14 Ratification proces: Rail industry and Toll Networks CEA 68. Delegate/member support and information .................................. 14 3 69. The ratification process .................................................................. 14 Accident investigation 70. Union involvement in investigation ............................................... 15 Delegate/members support and information 71. OSH handbook .............................................................................. 15 72. OSH projects .................................................................................. 15 73. Workers’ memorial plaques ........................................................... 15 General 74. Chemical usage .............................................................................. 15 75. Reimburse accident costs .............................................................. 15 76. AIDS policy .................................................................................... 15 & 22 77. Non-smoking policy ........................................................................ 15 78. Drug testing policy ........................................................................ 15 Personal grievance procedures 79. Personal grievance support ............................................................ 15 80. Personal grievance procedures ....................................................... 15 & 25 Political activity 81. NZ Labour Party affiliation ............................................................. 16 82. Political activity .............................................................................. 16 83. Recognition of casual workers ........................................................ 16 Superannuation policy 84. Support .......................................................................................... 16 85. NZ Harbours Superannuation ......................................................... 16 86. KiwiRail Limited contributory scheme .......................................... 16 Union amalgamation policy 87. Amalgamation strategy ................................................................... 16 88. Amalgamation with other transport unions .................................. 16 89. Pursuit of amalgamations .............................................................. 16 Union organisation 90. Advice for members ........................................................................ 16 91. Worksite branch elections
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